The Elephant Man
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The Elephant Man

1980Movie2 h 4 minPG

DramaHistory
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2Letterboxd4.3/5Metacritic788.7Rotten Tomatoes91%93%
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2Letterboxd4.3/5Metacritic788.7Rotten Tomatoes91%93%

Summary

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Very Loosely Based on a True Storyin 1,945 titlesFor starters, the man's name was Joseph. The name "John" here is probably due to Frederick Treves, who for some unknown reason changed Merrick's name to "John" in his memoir.Masking the DeformityRare · in 34 titlesJohn Merrick is shown wearing a kind of capped sack over his head to hide his deformities.noteIt's not really clear what disease the real Joseph Merrick actually had.All 84 tropes

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